North Carolina American Idol contestants take the stage for Hollywood week

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) — There isn’t a scarcity of fantastic expertise and provoking tales on American Idol.

North Carolina contestants Elijah McCormick and Ashley Tankard are set to take the stage Sunday throughout Hollywood Week.

McCormick introduced Lionel Ritchie to tears on Sunday, March 9. He almost misplaced his life in a head-on collision on June 8, 2019, solely 3 hours after his highschool commencement. The automobile he was in caught on fireplace after the crash.

He spent 79 days within the hospital enduring a number of surgical procedures, dialysis, a feeding tube, and relearning the right way to stroll and speak. When he lastly did converse, his mother mentioned one of many first issues he requested was–“mother can I nonetheless sing.”

Durham native Ashley Tankard auditioned for the fifteenth time and, she lastly bought a sure. Kate Perry, Lionel Ritchie determined she was adequate to get a golden ticket to Hollywood. Tankard mentioned she’s been auditioning since 2015.

After getting her ticket to Hollywood, Ashley’s message to followers is to ‘by no means hand over.’

“That is proof to anyone who needs to surrender, don’t hand over,” she mentioned. “If it takes you two instances if it takes you fifteen if it takes you 100. It should occur. It occurred for me.”

You possibly can watch McCormick and Tankard take the stage throughout Hollywood week Sunday and Monday at 8 p.m on ABC11.